Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
A Manchester United player from the age of seven, he scored two goals on both his first-team debut against Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016 and his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later.
He also scored in his first Manchester derby match, his first EFL Cup match and his first UEFA Champions League match. With United, Rashford has so far won the FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Europa League.
Marcus Rashford explains what made the difference for Manchester United vs Liverpool FC
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMarcus Rashford has admitted that the energy Manchester United displayed from the first whistle was the key to helping them record their first victory of the season against Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday night.
Goals either side of half-time from Jadon Sancho and Rashford fired United into a commanding two-goal lead before the visitors clawed one back in the closing stages through a Mohamed Salah header.
United were dominant from the first whistle and produced their best performance for several months. After being brushed aside by Brentford a little over a week ago, United were far superior to their arch-rivals, fully deserving their first win under Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman's brave selection calls paid off and his decisions to hand first starts of the season to Raphael Varane and Tyrell Malacia were fully justified. READ MORE: Manchester United player ratings vs Liverpool But while the impacts of the aforementioned duo could not be ignored, the secret, in the eyes of Rashford, was the tempo United set from the first minute.
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